The eSports Report - October 3, 2025
THE RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE ESPORTS REPORT
Submitted: October 3, 2025 for the period between: Monday, September 29, 2025 to Thursday, October 2, 2025
Team Fight Tactics
Team Members: senior Dylan Lawless (Slingerlands, NY/Guilderland/HVCC) and senior Joseph Long (Troy, NY/Lansingburgh)
Results: Monday, September 29
Competition Details: In their season opener, Long pulled off a third place finish in game one and a fourth place finish in game two, bringing home 11 points for the night…Lawless finished fourth in game one and second place in game two, giving him 12 points on the night.
Apex Legends
Team Members: senior Emily Cumo (Schaghticoke, NY/Hoosic Valley), freshman Chase Friedland, and freshman Jahsyas Harris-Taylor
Results: Monday, September 29
Competition Details: Apex Legends started off hot with a first place finish with seven eliminations giving them 21 points in the first out of six games for the night…Friedland had an impressive damage score of 2,925 in the night's opener…The Gators were able to tally 11 eliminations and 39 points across the six contests, putting RSC in seventh place overall.
Valorant
Team Members: senior Kylie Behan (Carmel Hamlet, NY/Carmel), freshman Elijah Callendar, freshman Thomas Kline, senior Shaquan Ross (Bronx, NY), and senior Aveon Thomas (Manhattan, NY/UAG for Technology)
Results: Tuesday, September 30 vs. Keiser – Win, 2-0
Competition Details: RSC swept by scores of 13-9 and 13-8…Map one was Ascent, while map two was Bind…The Gators totaled 175 kills on the night...Callendar dropped 54 kills and 24 assists on the evening with Ross adding an additional 42 kills.
Street Fighter 6
Team Member: senior Brandon Clarke (Freeport, NY)
Results: Tuesday, September 30 vs. Coppin State – Loss, 4-1
Fortnite
Team Members: freshman Cendy Genao, freshman Faith Knight-Gilberti, and freshman Parker Palka
Results: Tuesday, September 30
Competition Details: The Gators tallied 62 points in week one…RSC placed 14th, 11th, and 22nd across the three games…They had one elimination throughout the night.
Marvel Rivals
Team Members: freshman Bregen Causey, freshman Isaiah Jones, junior John Larkin, senior Jasmin Rodriguez-Martinez, freshman Anthony Vega-Pagan, and freshman Brandon Wilson
Results: Wednesday, October 1
Competition Details: The start of the team's season was postponed a week.
Madden
Team Members: sophomore Luke LeClair (Rexford, NY), senior Thyon Nelson (Brooklyn, NY), and freshman Maxwell Schoen
Results: Thursday, October 2 LeClair vs. Mount Vincent – Loss, 2-1
Thursday, October 2 Nelson vs. Saint Francis – Loss, 2-1
Thursday, October 2 Schoen vs. Coppin State – Win via forfeit
Gator Bites: Now in their fifth season as a program, Russell Sage College competes in the ECAC. Students interested in joining the team can contact Head Coach Luke Martin at: martil11@sage.edu
